German Version for Nagorno Karabakh Settlement Offered by Alexander Rar?

Though the West was unsuccessful in its attempts to opening the Armenia-Turkey border at this stage, it will not step back and will spend further efforts to open the border, European expert on energy issues in the Commonwealth of Independent States Alexander Rar said at an interview with the Azerbaijani 1news.az news website.

"The problem is not only the Armenia-Turkey border. The European Union and the West want to have an influence on the situation in the South Caucasus region through Turkey and for that reason they will continue taking further steps. The opening of the Armenia Turkey border is beneficial for many world players. They want the transport routes to pass through the South Caucasus to Turkey and Europe. For that reason this issue will not be left out from the agenda," said Rar.

Asked whether the Nagorno-Karabakh issue would be taken into account while opening the Armenia-Turkey border, Rar said: "The only country that demands those two procuresses be linked to each other is Azerbaijan. The European Union and the United States prefer another way. They want the region to see the atmosphere turning warm by the opening of the border, a friendship prevail between the two peoples, and in this case the issue will be possible to resolve in a warmer atmosphere. The EU will again try to bringing Armenia and Turkey at the table [of negotiations]."

Commenting on Azerbaijan's bellicose statements over resolving the Karabakh issue through a military way, Rar said the West is against that option.

"The West is in favor of a peaceful resolution of problems, even if it lasts years and decades in some cases. The best example is Germany that waited for its unification for 45 years," said Alexander Rar.